January 26, 2004
On January 23, the president signed into law a $328 billion spending bill that includes $5.57 billion for the U.S. National Science Foundation. The appropriation for NSF represents an increase of about $267 million, or 5%, over the Fiscal Year 2003 funding level, and nearly $97 million more than the FY 2004 budget request.
The consolidated spending bill funds the operations of most of the federal government through September 30, 2004. Since October 1, 2003, when the current fiscal year began, NSF and the other agencies funded by the measure have been operating under a series of stop-gap funding bills that kept the agencies at their FY 2003 levels and prevented the start of new programs.
Please see the table below for details. Numbers are presented in millions of dollars.
| NSF Accounts and Subfunctions |
FY 2003 Level ($) |
FY 2004 Conference Mark ($) |
FY 2004 Final* ($) |
Difference Relative to FY 2003 ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Biological Sciences |
570.68 |
592.00 |
588.51 |
17.83 |
|
Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
581.89 |
609.60 |
606.00 |
24.11 |
|
Engineering |
540.51 |
561.00 |
557.69 |
17.18 |
|
Geosciences |
692.21 |
719.00 |
714.76 |
22.55 |
|
Mathematical and Physical
|
1,041.02 |
1,100.00 |
1,093.51 |
52.49 |
|
Social, Behavioral and
|
167.52 |
175.00 |
173.97 |
6.45 |
|
International Science and Engineering |
26.82 |
30.00 |
29.82 |
3.00 |
|
Polar Programs |
319.07 |
345.00 |
342.96 |
23.89 |
|
Integrative Activities |
116.74 |
145.00 |
144.14 |
27.41 |
| Total, Research and Related Activities | 4,056.46 |
4,276.60 |
4,251.37 |
194.91 |
|
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) |
29.81 |
51.00 |
50.70 |
20.89 |
|
EarthScope |
29.81 |
43.50 |
43.24 |
13.44 |
| HIAPER | 25.53 |
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|
IceCube Neutrino Observatory |
24.54 |
42.00 |
41.75 |
17.21 |
|
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation |
13.47 |
8.10 |
8.05 |
-5.42 |
| National Ecological Observatory Network | ||||
|
South Pole Station |
5.73 |
1.30 |
1.29 |
-4.44 |
|
Terascale Computing System |
9.94 |
10.00 |
9.94 |
0.00 |
| Scientific Ocean Drilling (vessel) | ||||
| Total, Major Research Equipment and Facilities | 148.54 |
155.90 |
154.98 |
6.44 |
|
Math and Science Partnerships |
126.67 |
140.00 |
139.17 |
12.50 |
|
EPSCoR |
89.41 |
95.00 |
94.44 |
5.03 |
|
Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education (excl. H1-B) |
176.29 |
207.00 |
205.78 |
29.49 |
|
Undergraduate Education |
159.56 |
162.94 |
161.98 |
2.42 |
|
Graduate Education |
139.96 |
156.88 |
155.95 |
15.99 |
|
Human Resources Development |
104.53 |
116.53 |
115.84 |
11.31 |
|
Research, Evaluation and
|
66.76 |
66.20 |
65.81 |
-0.95 |
| Total, Education and Human Resources | 903.17 |
944.55 |
938.98 |
35.81 |
|
Salaries and Expenses |
189.11 |
220.00 |
218.70 |
29.59 |
|
Office of Inspector General |
9.19 |
10.00 |
9.94 |
0.75 |
|
Office of the National Science Board |
3.48 |
3.90 |
3.88 |
0.40 |
|
Total |
$5,309.95 |
$5,610.95 |
$5,577.85 |
$267.90 |
| Biocomplexity in the Environment | 70.47 |
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| Information Technology Research | 298.87 |
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| Nanoscale Science and Engineering | 221.25 |
255.00 |
253.50 |
32.25 |
| Mathematical Sciences Initiative | 60.09 |
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| Human and Social Dynamics | 10.00 |
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| Workforce for the 21st Century | 0.00 |
0.00 |
*Including 0.59% across-the-board rescission.
Totals may not add due to rounding.